Version History¶
| Revision Date | Documentor | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2026 | Jessica McMillan | 26.5 SDK Release Added the AEGP Guide Suite ( AEGP_GuideSuite1/AEGP_GuideSuite2) for reading and writing guides - orientation, pixel/percentage positioning, per-guide color, and edge pinning - and the AEGP_ItemViewSuite2 guide display functions (visible, snap, locked). See Guides for more details. Added parametric mesh layers. AEGP_CompSuite13 adds AEGP_CreateParametricMeshLayerInComp, and AEGP_GetLayerObjectType can now return AEGP_ObjectType_3D_PARAMETRIC_MESH. See What's New for more details. AEGP_StreamSuite is now at version 7, adding independent get/set of the render stage of a PF_Param_LAYER stream. See AEGP_StreamSuite7 for more details. Added AE_Effect_Search_Keywords and AE_Effect_Description PiPL properties (see PiPL Resources), and Effects panel preview media support for third-party effects (see Effect Preview Media (Effects Panel)). These features apply to Premiere Pro Beta only (from version 27.0). |
| 8 Sep 2025 | Pablo Colapinto | 25.6 SDK Release - AE SDK supports building effects for Windows on Arm Natively. Please see the Windows on Arm Support section for more information. |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Sean Jenkin | 25.2 SDK Release - AEGP_GetLayerObjectType can now return AEGP_ObjectType_3D_MODEL if the object type is a 3D model |
| 5 May 2023 | Jason Bartell | Update Color Settings suite to AEGP_ColorSettingsSuite5 with new OCIO calls, and added URL property to the PiPL. See AEGP_ColorSettingsSuite5 and PiPL Resources respectively for more details. |
| 18 October 2022 | Field Kuang | Update layer suite to AEGP_LayerSuite9 with 3 new Track Matte methods. See AEGP_LayerSuite9 for more details |
| 26 October 2021 | Sean Jenkin | After Effects 2022 (22.0) release. Updates the maxiumum threads for PF_Iterate. |
| 31 March 2021 | Sean Jenkin | Updated Multi-Frame Rendering documentation for sequence_data changes and Compute Cache system. Added information for supporting Universal Mac binaries for Apple Silicon effect plugins. |
| 1 June 2020 | Field Kuang | Multi-Frame Rendering is now supported in AE Beta builds. See Multi-Frame Rendering in AE for more details. |
| 1 November 2018 | Bruce Bullis | 16.0 release |
| 10 November 2017 | Zac Lam | 15.0 release |
| 12 May 2017 | Zac Lam | CC 2017.1 (14.2) release |
| 2 November 2016 | Zac Lam | CC 2017 (14.0) release. |
| 21 July 2015 | Zac Lam | CC 2015 (13.5) release. |
| 12 June 2014 | Zac Lam | CC 2014 (13.0) release. Corrections for accuracy. Removed old version references. |
| 15 July 2013 | Zac Lam | CC (12.0) release. API version changes, misc small clarifications, more details in AEIOs. |
| 26 April 2012 | Zac Lam | CS6 (11.0) release. Big reorganization of the AEGPs and Artisans. Many additions throughout. |
| 2 May 2011 | Zac Lam | CS5.5 (10.5) release. |
| 28 April 2010 | Zac Lam | CS5 (10.0) release. 64-bit porting info. Drawbot. |
| 4 May 2009 | Zac Lam | CS4 (9.0) release. Complete reorganization of first three chapters. Fleshed out documentation on Premiere Pro. |
| 1 July 2007 | Bruce Bullis | CS3 (8.0) release. |
| 4 April 2006 | Bruce Bullis | Updated to reference new development system requirements and Xcode-specific issues. Some editing. |
| 1 December 2005 | Bruce Bullis | Updated for 7.0. Added SmartFX documentation. Noted current suite version numbers throughout. Numerous editorial changes. Documented many new AEGP suite functions. |
| 4 April 2004 | Bruce Bullis | Updated for 6.5. Expanded and corrected all documentation. Added documentation of all new AEGP functions. |
| 20 July 2003 | Bruce Bullis | Major overhauls for After Effects 6.0. Added documentation for all new (and some old) suites, and many supporting details for effects. |
| 4 March 2002 | Bruce Bullis | Updated Mac OS X details, expanded AEIO and AEGP documentation. |
| 1 December 2001 | Bruce Bullis | 5.5 release. Added information on new outflags, PiPL changes, and additions and changes to the AEGP API. Numerous clarifications and edits. |
| 2 February 2001 | Bruce Bullis | 5.0 release. Entire document edited and reformatted. Sections on 16 bit-per-channel color and parameter supervision, as well as the entire AEGP chapter, have all substantially expanded. |
| 9 September 1999 | Bruce Bullis | Revised for 4.1; added General plug-ins and AEGP information. Added information on new selectors, resize handle. |
| 1 January 1999 | Bruce Bullis | Version 4.0 SDK Release 1 - Added information on new global flags, custom data types, utilization of PICA suites, CustomUI messaging and parameter supervision, new callbacks. many editorial changes. |
| 1 May 1998 | Bruce Bullis | Version 3.1 SDK Release 6 - Editorial changes only |
| 17 April 1997 | Brian Andrews | Version 3.1 SDK Release 3 - First public release (really a pre-release) of the SDK for Windows development. |
| 13 Nov. 1996 | Brian Andrews | Version 3.1 SDK Release 2 - Minor updates. |
| 21 June 1996 | Brian Andrews | Version 3.1 - Final 3.x release. |
| 5 March 1996 | Brian Andrews | Version 3.0 - Preliminary release for the After Effects developer kitchen. |
| August 1994 | Dave Herbstman Dan Wilk | Version 2.0.1 - Added support for PowerPC. |
| January 1994 | Dan Wilk | Version 2.0 - Updates. |
| January 1993 | Russell Belfer | Version 1.0 - Initial SDK release. |